東京
Kanto · Guide by shinkansen
Tokyo
The city that never repeats itself
¥100,000
per day · guide only · car optional at ¥300,000
per day · guide only · car optional at ¥300,000
Kanto · Guide by shinkansen
Tokyo defeats people who try to plan it. With your own guide it becomes one continuous day instead of nine anxious train changes: a 7th-century temple in the morning, a sword museum at noon, and the whole grid glittering below you by night. The trains here are genuinely better than any car, and we use them.
Hour by Hour
A starting point, not a script. Every stop can be swapped, dropped or lingered over on the day.
From your Tokyo hotel — Shinjuku, Ginza, Shibuya, anywhere.
Asakusa’s oldest temple with the incense still settling and Nakamise quiet.
A forest of 100,000 planted trees in the middle of the city. Often a Shinto wedding crosses the courtyard.
Sumida. National-treasure blades, and a guide who can tell you what you are looking at.
Sushi counter, tempura, or a ramen shop worth the detour. Booked in advance.
The stone foundations of Edo Castle — the shogun’s keep once stood here.
teamLab, Ginza, Akihabara, Nakameguro, Toyosu, Harajuku — or a kimono fitting.
The rooftop over the crossing. Timed ticket booked for you.
At your hotel, at Haneda, or at the restaurant we booked — extra hours at ¥15,000 if dinner runs long.
No — guide only is enough
Tokyo’s trains beat any car in the city, and we would rather you spent the difference on dinner. Guide-only is our honest recommendation unless you have small children, mobility needs or an early Haneda run.
Your guide travels up by shinkansen — rail fare is included in the day rate. If you would rather have the car, an Alphard and driver are chartered in Tokyo at the BUSHIDO Private rate.
Year-round. Late March for cherry blossom along the Meguro river; November for golden ginkgo at Jingu Gaien.
¥100,000 guide only — trains, walking and taxis at cost.
¥300,000 with the Alphard and driver, door to door — about ¥50,000 each with 6 of you.
¥500,000 guided by Master Ken himself, six days a month.
The Rate
Every one of them is one private group per day, priced for the group rather than per head.
The only question is whether you need the car — and on some days you genuinely do not.
We will tell you which.
BUSHIDO Guideガイドのみ
¥100,000per day · whole group · up to 6
Guide only · all 47 prefectures
Your own English-speaking guide for the day, anywhere in Japan. You travel by train, on foot and by taxi — we go where the rails already go well.
BUSHIDO Private車付き
¥300,000per day · whole group · up to 6
Guide + Alphard + driver
The full day, door to door. A private Toyota Alphard with its own driver, so six of you and six suitcases move as one — including the places the trains make painful.
A Day with Master Kenケン本人
¥500,000per day · whole group · up to 6
Kensuke Ueoka himself · 6 days a month
Ken guides a handful of days each month and no more. Kyudo 4th dan, calligraphy 6th dan, yabusame rider — the day is his practice, not a performance of it.
One flat price for the group — not per head. Two of you or six of you, the day costs the same.
Multi-day journeys are ¥300,000 per day, plus the guide’s accommodation (¥15,000–¥25,000 per night, at cost). Beyond 10 hours, ¥15,000 per hour.
Begin Your Journey
One private group per day — nationwide.
— dates are currently open, synced with Ken’s own calendar.
Inquiring is free. Nothing is charged until your itinerary is confirmed in writing.
We reply within 24 hours — Ken reads every message himself.
Nothing is charged at this stage. You receive a written itinerary and price first;
a 30% deposit by bank transfer confirms the date.
Guiding & hospitality by BUSHIDO LLC. Reservations, travel contracts and payment are handled by our licensed partner 有限会社ローライ (Rollei Co., Ltd.) — Aichi Prefecture Registered Travel Agency No. 3-1516. All vehicles are operated by licensed chartered-hire operators.
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